Animal rights activists removed from Dodger after running onto field during protest over hot dogs

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Protestors who ran onto the field are carried away by security during the 9th inning at Dodger stadium Sunday, July 3, 2016. Security was able to get the protestors off the field and the game was resumed.

Protestors run onto the field during the 9th inning at Dodger stadium Sunday, July 3, 2016. Security was able to get the protestors off the field and the game was resumed.

A handful of animal rights activists were removed by security officials at Dodgers stadium Sunday, July 3, after running onto the baseball field during the team’s game against the Colorado Rockies.

The activists held signs and ran on the field during the ninth inning.

A group called Direct Action Everywhere later sent an e-mail taking credit for the protest, saying the five activists were protesting what they consider cruel treatment of “piglets” used to make Farmer John’s Dodger Dogs, the stadium’s signature hot dogs.

The game resumed shortly after the protest and the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 4-1.

According to the group’s e-mail, members “are demanding that the LA Dodgers take steps to stop selling animal products, support equal rights for all animals to be free from captivity and harm, and publicly condemn violence against animals.”

The e-mail referred to the popular consumption of hot dogs on the Fourth of July.